𝟷𝟸. 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚜

                                    

                                          
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and once again, everyone was back at the mall. for the first hour, christina and audrey shopped  for themselves and bought about three new outfits for california. then, audrey decided to get a few gifts for the people that she would be meeting in california, like gabbie.
                          
after picking out a small, purple pacifier and a soft lavender blanket for baby lavender and other random gifts, the two girls walked back to where everyone had decided to meet after two hours. 
                          
the screams of fans were the first thing that greeted audrey, and she flinched in surprise as she saw the large group of teens crowding around the five boys, who were happily taking pictures and trying to talk to everyone there. 
                          
when a few girls noticed christina, they ran over to her, and christina was pulled away from audrey, who was swept into the crowd of loud fans. 
                          
she tried to walk towards daniel, who seemed closest to her, but everyone was pushed her the other way, and audrey's breathing picked up as her eyes became wide. she felt extremely claustrophobic, and the loud shouts and cheers weren't helping with calming her down. 
                          
"audrey!" christina shouted, weaving through the crowd as best as possible and grabbing tightly to her arm. "hey, it's okay, take a breath," christina said, rubbing audrey's back softly.
                          
"hey, guys, this is one of my friends, i promise i'll be back, but can you please let us through?" christina shouted, making everyone part ways for the two girls to walk past them, audrey still breathing hard, and christina trying to guide her back to the parking lot. 
                          
"shit, i'm so sorry," audrey whispered, "you know i'm not good with crowds." 
                          
christina shook her head, replying, "there's nothing to be sorry for, it happens to all of us."
                          
"hey, tina! audrey!" a new voice shouted from behind them, making them turn.
                          
daniel ran up to them, holding up a shopping bag. "isn't this audrey's? one of the fans found it."
                          
audrey nodded in thanks, trying to grab the bag from daniel. he wouldn't let go, and said, "you look shaken up, let me carry it for you, i can walk you to the car?" 
                          
christina shrugged, "you can go with her, and i can come back with the other guys, only if she's okay with it though."
                          
"yeah, it's okay," audrey said softly, and christina nodded, walking back to the group of fans who were waiting for her.
                          
audrey watched as christina let out a laugh as a fan said something to her. 
                          
i wish i was that social. 
                          
"hey, audrey, you sure you're fine?" daniel asked, looking her straight in the eyes.
                          
the bright blue orbs didn't help her focus, and she stuttered out a "yeah" before starting to walk back to the elevator. 
                          
the two stood side by side for a couple of moments as they waited for the elevator doors to open. 
                          
she walked in, daniel right behind her. "what did you get?" daniel asked, starting to looking inside the bag. 
                          
audrey snatched the bag out of his grip, smiling and replying, "it's a secret, you have to wait until i actually give it to you."